Re: [usb-storage] [PATCH] Another SanDisk USB stick with a cdrom scsi lun

[Matthew Dharm <mdharm-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 10:35:56AM -0500, Kyle McMartin wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 12:33:28AM -0800, Matthew Dharm wrote:
> > Someone remind me again why we bother masking out the fake CD-ROM in these
> > devices?
> > 
> 
> It's confusing to users, and completely useless -- it's added by the
> manufacturer because Another OS can only autorun from a cdrom, which
> they need to do to be able to install drivers.

Beyond being confusing to users, does it cause any *problems*?

I'm hesitant to add code which doesn't actually *fix* anything.

Matt

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